Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorDaekil Kang
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet which has a storage space with an open front surface; a door which is provided in the cabinet and opens and closes the storage space; an evaporator which is provided in the cabinet; an upper duct which extends above the storage space in a front and rear direction and guides cold air from the evaporator; and a deodorizing device which is provided on the upper surface of the storage space, in which an upper discharge port is formed in the upper duct to discharge cold air at the front end of the upper surface of the storage space, and the deodorizing device is disposed adjacent to the upper discharge port to deodorize cold air discharged through the upper discharge port.
Claims18
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space having an open front surface;
- a door disposed at the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- an evaporator disposed at the cabinet;
- an upper duct that extends along an upper surface of the storage space and is configured to guide cold air from the evaporator in a front-rear direction, the upper duct having an upper discharge port that is defined at a front end of the upper surface of the storage space and configured to discharge the cold air;
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- a deodorizing device disposed at the upper surface of the storage space,
- wherein the deodorizing device is disposed adjacent to the upper discharge port and configured to deodorize the cold air discharged through the upper discharge port,
- wherein the cabinet comprises:
- an outer case that defines an outer appearance of the cabinet,
- an inner case that is spaced apart from the outer case and defines the storage space,
- a first insulating material provided between the outer case and the inner case, and
- a second insulating material provided between the upper duct and the upper surface of the storage space,
- wherein the upper duct is disposed between the outer case and the inner case and surrounded by the first insulating material, and
- wherein an insulation coefficient of the second insulating material is greater than an insulation coefficient of the first insulating material.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space having an open front surface;
- a door disposed at the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- an evaporator disposed at the cabinet;
- an upper duct that extends along an upper surface of the storage space and is configured to guide cold air from the evaporator in a front-rear direction, the upper duct having an upper discharge port that is defined at a front end of the upper surface of the storage space and configured to discharge the cold air;
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- a deodorizing device disposed at the upper surface of the storage space,
- wherein the deodorizing device is disposed adjacent to the upper discharge port and configured to deodorize the cold air discharged through the upper discharge port,
- wherein the cabinet defines a first inclined surface at the front end of the upper surface of the storage space, the first inclined surface being configured to face a circumference of the door based on the door being closed, and
- wherein the first inclined surface protrudes downward as the first inclined surface extends rearward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.